IWear: The Saree-Skirt
A saree can also be a skirt!
A saree can also be a skirt!
I saw a trio walk down the main road last night. As they passed under the street light, I caught a flash of familiar fabric swathes across their bodies. Dupattas, hijabs, masks – who could say? Immediately the thought sprung to my mind – ‘The Nightiewali Aunties’.
Fleeting Mutual Intimacies are….
The Danger of Conversations
“Eena, I sang for an hour today”, says Lolita to her imaginary friend.
There is a sense that the Saree Wearers’ Club is an exclusive one, limited to women who are married or of a certain age, have a certain body shape and even they wear it in certain ways & on occasions only.
I went looking for sunrises years ago. What I found instead was so much beauty and joy in the mayhem.
I read ‘Room’ and ‘See What You Made Me Do’ to understand why men hurt women. They were triggering but they helped me find strength.
RECUPERATE – For the ones dealing with long-buried memories and healing from old wounds
Disappointment is such a hard teacher but its lessons are so deep. We just need to navigate away from the ease of hate.